Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL

727 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, SAGINAW, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1871911016

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$136.20 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,945.78 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $136.20
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $136.20
Superior Health Plan CHIP $136.20
Superior Health Plan STARKids $136.20
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $136.20
BCBS BluePremier $257.31
Aetna QHPHIX $262.68
Cigna IFP $262.68
Cigna LocalPlus $270.66
Cigna NewBusiness $270.93
Cigna QHP $272.41
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $299.83
BCBS MyBlueHealth $299.83
Cigna NetworkBenefit $302.31
Cigna HMO $302.31
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $302.31
Cigna AllOther $382.61
Aetna NewBusiness $387.21
Oscar HIX $404.72
Aetna Meritain $414.45
Aetna COMM $414.45
United OptionsPPO $441.69
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $476.72
Aetna OON $488.39
Evry Health COMM $502.01
Humana COMM $519.00
BCBS BlueEssentials $530.98
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $530.98
BCBS EPOSOA $557.14
BCBS PPO $583.31
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $657.67
Curative Administrators COMM $778.31
BCBS Traditional $863.93
Aetna ASA $1,025.43
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,362.05
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,414.58
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,459.34
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,945.78
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,945.78

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $954.58 $419.77 – $419.77
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $608.33 $126.97 – $760.41
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $539.59 $111.06 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $547.85 $109.57 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $608.33 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $539.59 $126.97 – $1,117.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $539.59 $278.79 – $809.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $547.85 $126.97 – $821.77

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